DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Richard D. Westphal, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned a 51-count indictment on November 16, 2023, charging seven individuals with offenses related to a racketeering conspiracy, which involved a conspiracy to engage in a years-long pattern of violence, including attempted murders, robberies, drug trafficking, the straw purchasing of firearms, and the trafficking of fire  more